The State of Our Children 360: Literacy

What You Need To Know:

A Teacher’s Insight on the Science of Reading and Early Literacy

The science of reading has been making headlines as of late. But why? What is it precisely? Why is it suddenly so important? And what is its impact on children and early literacy? Suzanne Grady from Madera Unified takes a deep dive into key elements influencing youth literacy today.

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A Doctor Explains How Literacy is Linked to Better Health Outcomes

Which of the following is the strongest predictor of overall health? Is it (a) age (b) income (c) employment status

(d) educational level (e) race or (f) degree of health literacy? Valley Children’s Primary Care Physician Dr. Sosa-Unguez dives into one thing that is directly impacting the

health outcomes of kids.

Early literacy, does it matter? First 5 Fresno County Executive Director Fabiola González shares the truth about when to start reading to your baby.

Encourage kids to use their imagination with national poet laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. Your resource to make a poetry blanket in 5 easy steps is here.

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Passion with a purpose: Valley Children's Librarian Brian Baker describes a librarian's efforts to improve community literacy for children and adults.